Menlo Park Community Forum

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*Israelis fail in their effort to manipulate the evidence against Hamas on sexual assaults. **UN says no systematic evidence of sexual assaults by Hamas. * On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM Ryan Grim wrote: > The Dinah Project had to come up with an enti...

Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council members, and honorable staff, It’s me: Jenny Michel from D3. Personal comments: As you know, we live in the apartments next to the Korean BBQ joint on Willow Road at Coleman Avenue. We have helped advocate for the recent changes to Coleman to accommodate sa...

I am a 28 year Menlo Park resident who moved from a 5th floor downtown Palo Alto mixed use building. I also lived in a downtown Burlingame apartment building before Palo Alto. Downtown MP remains smaller than both and it is even sleepier now with a growing number of closed / empty storefronts (by ...

Dear City Council members, Im just adding to my comments below as input for the priority setting meeting on Saturday. With regard to the three suggested action items, I believe we already have a critical mass of feedback from residents and businesses on recommendations #1 and #2 and we also have...

Dear City Council Members, Thanks for the opportunity to speak during public comments this evening. In light of the upcoming council goal setting process Id like to share some thoughts on prioritizing downtown Santa Cruz Avenue. Thanks for all you are doing and for considering my input. Ben ...

I am a long time Menlo Park resident who moved from a 5th floor downtown Palo Alto mixed use building. Downtown MP was much smaller then (over 700 businesses in downtown Palo Alto) and it is even sleepier now with a growing number of closed / empty storefronts. Its sad to see "for lease" signs on ...

Thanks Betsy. One quick question: has the City engaged outside consultants to compare downtown MP retail activity (anonymized cell phone tracking plus sales tax revenue) to other Peninsula small towns (Burlingame, San Carlos and Los Altos all have similar populations)? After living in a 5th flo...

As a long-time Menlo Park resident, I am commenting on this disastrous experiment. Theres no way to make any road 100% safe unless you ban all cars, bikes, pedestrians and scooters from it. The stop sign at San Mateo has significantly slowed traffic and there is no need to slow it more. Your ex...

Dear Council Members, * I believe removal of all parking from Middle Avenue will actually make Middle Avenue more dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists. I have walked along Santa Cruz and Valparaiso outside of downtown and have seen many cars speeding well over the speed limit. I belie...